Sly, ironic details and superb book and page design support the effort.
So adroitly does Falconer charm and entertain, that it is easy to overlook the consummate skill required to completely capture personality in spare line and economical text. She is everything from Olivia the Clown to Olivia the Tightrope Walker, wearing an assortment of salmon-and-charcoal outfits, her mouth set in a purposeful (never fearful) line.
“Luckily I knew how to do everything,” she declares with typical Olivia humility. The circus performers are sick and Olivia is able stand in for them all. It is at this precise page turn that Olivia starts to tell her fantasy story and the artist’s palette turns from red and charcoal, to bright salmon and charcoal. Taking her turn to tell the class about her vacation is a proud moment: “Olivia always blossoms in front of an audience,” the text states in a case of absurd understatement.
Lucky for Olivia she has a gift for accessorizing. The precocious star, in her trademark red, has started school, where she’s required to wear a boring uniform.
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